Sameer Forename
4,855th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 215,609 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bahrain
Sameer Forename User-submission:
The name Sameer comes from Sanskrit samīr (समीर), which means 'wind', 'air', or 'breeze'.
In Arabic samir (سمير) means 'holy', 'jovial', 'loyal' or 'charming'.
Sameer Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 100% | 154,755 | 1:7,850 | 998 |
| Pakistan | 73% | 9,757 | 1:19,920 | 1,614 |
| Kuwait | - | 7,323 | 1:517 | 80 |
| Bangladesh | 100% | 6,049 | 1:26,362 | 2,743 |
| United States | 100% | 5,203 | 1:69,678 | 3,503 |
| Sudan | 100% | 4,958 | 1:7,625 | 1,084 |
| Egypt | 100% | 4,381 | 1:20,977 | 1,590 |
| Oman | - | 3,620 | 1:1,135 | 175 |
| Bahrain | - | 3,108 | 1:434 | 64 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 2,861 | 1:7,270 | 1,162 |
| England | 100% | 1,886 | 1:29,482 | 1,653 |
| Poland | 100% | 1,838 | 1:20,689 | 734 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1,457 | 1:21,148 | 2,787 |
| Canada | 100% | 1,291 | 1:25,665 | 2,154 |
| South Africa | 100% | 1,047 | 1:52,085 | 5,319 |
| Tanzania | 98% | 651 | 1:81,088 | 4,920 |
| Mauritius | - | 458 | 1:2,834 | 506 |
| Iraq | 100% | 420 | 1:83,376 | 2,227 |
| Israel | 88% | 337 | 1:24,934 | 2,144 |
| Kenya | - | 334 | 1:138,644 | 6,463 |
| Australia | - | 324 | 1:42,153 | 2,152 |
| Thailand | 100% | 315 | 1:222,431 | 14,092 |
| Morocco | - | 246 | 1:139,629 | 4,172 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 228 | 1:778,791 | 21,128 |
| New Zealand | - | 218 | 1:20,808 | 1,614 |
| Jordan | 50% | 201 | 1:43,914 | 1,472 |
| Malaysia | 98% | 188 | 1:161,968 | 9,924 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 161 | 1:44,422 | 4,072 |
| Nepal | - | 150 | 1:189,916 | 8,265 |
| Singapore | 100% | 146 | 1:43,062 | 6,616 |
| Germany | 100% | 143 | 1:676,069 | 6,277 |
| Sweden | 100% | 137 | 1:71,956 | 3,409 |
| Afghanistan | - | 136 | 1:239,879 | 5,698 |
| Malawi | 100% | 127 | 1:134,743 | 6,567 |
| Syria | - | 103 | 1:187,438 | 2,293 |
| Tajikistan | 100% | 76 | 1:110,196 | 3,256 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 62 | 1:272,614 | 8,908 |
| Philippines | 100% | 59 | 1:1,796,771 | 41,163 |
| Russia | 86% | 55 | 1:2,622,431 | 16,061 |
| Libya | - | 49 | 1:126,965 | 743 |
| China | - | 45 | 1:30,356,795 | 61,058 |
| Scotland | 100% | 40 | 1:133,759 | 2,800 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 40 | 1:34,035 | 3,464 |
| Spain | 100% | 36 | 1:1,292,499 | 9,652 |
| Maldives | 91% | 33 | 1:13,149 | 645 |
| France | 100% | 32 | 1:2,077,198 | 12,077 |
| Hong Kong | - | 29 | 1:267,335 | 3,524 |
| Yemen | - | 28 | 1:939,170 | 3,061 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 27 | 1:304,204 | 5,947 |
| Brazil | 100% | 24 | 1:8,926,506 | 114,727 |
| Denmark | - | 23 | 1:245,630 | 5,032 |
| Wales | 100% | 23 | 1:134,535 | 2,882 |
| Belgium | 100% | 19 | 1:604,739 | 9,016 |
| Hungary | 100% | 17 | 1:575,987 | 2,039 |
| Botswana | - | 16 | 1:136,528 | 10,720 |
| Mozambique | - | 16 | 1:1,702,710 | 1,919 |
| Finland | 64% | 15 | 1:365,546 | 4,839 |
| Qatar | 100% | 15 | 1:157,974 | 16,771 |
| Ireland | 100% | 14 | 1:331,680 | 4,801 |
| Cyprus | 100% | 14 | 1:62,220 | 2,260 |
| Japan | - | 13 | 1:9,845,081 | 34,731 |
| Austria | 100% | 12 | 1:709,517 | 5,762 |
| Norway | 100% | 12 | 1:427,694 | 8,125 |
| Uganda | 100% | 11 | 1:3,723,356 | 37,848 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 10 | 1:25,796,367 | 599,978 |
| Algeria | - | 9 | 1:4,241,858 | 9,009 |
| Ghana | - | 9 | 1:2,998,468 | 5,965 |
| Guyana | 100% | 9 | 1:84,807 | 6,788 |
| Rwanda | - | 9 | 1:1,263,493 | 1,939 |
| Tunisia | - | 9 | 1:75,211 | 3,284 |
| Belarus | 100% | 5 | 1:1,896,477 | 8,406 |
| Italy | 100% | 5 | 1:12,212,418 | 34,417 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 5 | 1:1,125,514 | 9,179 |
| Ukraine | - | 5 | 1:9,099,982 | 12,980 |
| Venezuela | - | 5 | 1:6,040,379 | 77,223 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 4 | 1:460,786 | 2,461 |
| Burundi | - | 4 | 1:2,476,640 | 1,357 |
| DR Congo | - | 4 | 1:18,456,901 | 95,891 |
| Eritrea | - | 4 | 1:1,188,244 | 607 |
| Fiji | - | 4 | 1:223,094 | 2,508 |
| Mexico | 100% | 4 | 1:31,036,107 | 61,748 |
| Peru | 100% | 4 | 1:7,947,864 | 48,688 |
| Suriname | - | 4 | 1:138,203 | 2,927 |
| Uzbekistan | 100% | 4 | 1:7,696,610 | 11,277 |
| Ecuador | - | 3 | 1:5,908,973 | 18,111 |
| Iceland | - | 3 | 1:122,006 | 4,203 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100% | 3 | 1:1,991,092 | 30,660 |
| Luxembourg | - | 3 | 1:188,016 | 3,003 |
| South Korea | - | 3 | 1:1,848,140 | 23,578 |
| Zambia | - | 3 | 1:5,284,931 | 37,895 |
| Armenia | - | 2 | 1:1,459,376 | 10,220 |
| Bhutan | 100% | 2 | 1:412,464 | 4,948 |
| Cameroon | - | 2 | 1:10,805,252 | 86,897 |
| Cape Verde | - | 2 | 1:264,576 | 4,841 |
| Chile | 100% | 2 | 1:8,803,604 | 33,591 |
| Iran | - | 2 | 1:39,248,434 | 50,459 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 2 | 1:8,873,422 | 35,327 |
| Macau | - | 2 | 1:304,104 | 1,640 |
| Namibia | - | 2 | 1:1,202,090 | 12,702 |
| Romania | - | 2 | 1:10,025,988 | 47,037 |
| Slovakia | - | 2 | 1:2,655,032 | 6,915 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 2 | 1:290,478 | 6,813 |
| Turkey | - | 2 | 1:38,900,854 | 64,839 |
| American Samoa | - | 1 | 1:55,845 | 3,376 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 1 | 1:99,395 | 3,544 |
| Argentina | 100% | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Aruba | - | 1 | 1:103,780 | 2,838 |
| Azerbaijan | - | 1 | 1:9,642,944 | 42,290 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 1 | 1:3,524,458 | 8,651 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Bulgaria | - | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Czechia | - | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Djibouti | - | 1 | 1:915,664 | 2,132 |
| East Timor | - | 1 | 1:1,218,375 | 811 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| Ethiopia | - | 1 | 1:97,560,133 | 29,608 |
| Gabon | - | 1 | 1:1,883,336 | 4,538 |
| Georgia | - | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Greece | - | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Guatemala | - | 1 | 1:16,108,429 | 13,998 |
| Haiti | - | 1 | 1:10,726,953 | 41,696 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Jersey | - | 1 | 1:99,980 | 2,122 |
| Laos | - | 1 | 1:6,586,856 | 1,888 |
| Lesotho | - | 1 | 1:2,039,997 | 47,971 |
| Lithuania | - | 1 | 1:2,951,882 | 5,377 |
| Micronesia | - | 1 | 1:106,500 | 1,462 |
| Monaco | - | 1 | 1:38,466 | 2,379 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
| Niger | - | 1 | 1:19,183,994 | 77,442 |
| Portugal | - | 1 | 1:10,410,866 | 12,786 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Saint Lucia | - | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 1 | 1:23,769,682 | 193,280 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
The alternate forms: Saměěr (1) are calculated separately.
Sameer (43,123) may also be a surname.
Sameer Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The name Sameer comes from Sanskrit samīr (समीर), which means 'wind', 'air', or 'breeze'.
In Arabic samir (سمير) means 'holy', 'jovial', 'loyal' or 'charming'.
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Sample size: 623 (2014)
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Sameer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sameer in the Russian language | ||
| Самеер | sameer | - |
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